Alumni Tracer for BEED-SPED 2007-2013 Graduates

Abstract

Tracer Study is one of the important tools used in evaluating the products of the program of the Teachers College of the University of Bohol and in assessing the quality of education. The study aimed to look into the significant factors as to relevance, usefulness, and appropriateness of the SPED program of the University of Bohol in shaping the success of many SPED graduates in the job market today. The respondents of the study were BEED major in Special Education graduates from batch 2007-2012. It utilized frequencies, percentages in going over the personal, educational, and professional profiles of graduates with BEED-SPED majors and weighted mean in classifying the extent that the personal, interpersonal intelligence, and specific skills as perceived as important and the extent of possessing those categories of skills. Almost all of the BEED major in SPED graduates are LET passers and the majority are employed as teachers in private institutions and a small percentage at government offices. There is a need to inform the curriculum planners as regards the results of the study for the enhancement of the Special Education program of the Teachers College of the University of Bohol.